Work & commute · Waleska

Work & commute in Waleska, GA

Most working residents leave Waleska for work: only 2% work in town. The top destinations are Canton (13%), Atlanta (8%) and Marietta (4%). Half commute less than 24 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

8 of 477 working residents

Typical commute

24 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

17 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

19%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 469 Waleska residents head out of town to work, 8 work right here, and 319 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Waleska.

469live here, work elsewhere

8live and work here

319work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Waleska goes to work

Canton5.6 mi away

13%64

Atlanta38.8 mi away

8%40

Marietta25.1 mi away

4%19

Sandy Springs28.4 mi away

3%16

Alpharetta22.9 mi away

3%14

Jasper12 mi away

3%12

Woodstock14.8 mi away

3%12

Waleska (in town)right here

2%8

Holly Springs10.8 mi away

1%5

Kennesaw20.2 mi away

1%5

Everywhere elseother towns and states

59%282

Lines run between town centers; a thicker line means more commuters. The top 10 towns each way.

How far

How far Waleska commutes

Straight-line distance from home to work, for every working resident. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

26%

39%

10%

26%Under 10 mi

26%10–24 mi

39%25–50 mi

10%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Waleska is a commuter town

0.69jobs per working resident

A commuter town

0.69 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.

The jobs

What the jobs in Waleska are

327 jobs are based in Waleska. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Waleska’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Waleska

327 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)1%

Trade, transport & utilities8%

Services (health, schools, offices…)91%

$1,250 a month or less18%

$1,251–$3,333 a month31%

Over $3,333 a month51%

Jobs Waleska residents hold

477 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)17%

Trade, transport & utilities19%

Services (health, schools, offices…)64%

$1,250 a month or less12%

$1,251–$3,333 a month26%

Over $3,333 a month62%

+8%

Jobs based in Waleska, 2013 → 2023: 303 → 327. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.

About these numbers

How to read this page

Every worker, home to workThe Census links each worker’s home block to their main job’s block, for jobs covered by unemployment insurance. That’s most jobs, but not the self-employed.

Where the employer saysA job counts where the employer reports it. Some big employers report one address for many sites, which can make a few commutes look longer than they are.

Two surveysFlows, distances and jobs: LEHD 2023. Commute time and working from home: the Census American Community Survey.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs; American Community Survey 5-year estimates.